Amid Church-State Frictions, DoJ Stresses Religions’ Rights | RealClearPolitics

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He was buried, and three days later was raised from the dead, according to Scripture. They went to church in celebration over this event two millennia later … and were fined $500, according to the authority of the mayor.The first episode happened in Jerusalem. The second, Greenville, Miss. But ancient Rome is gone and this Easter story ends with the federal authorities on the side of the Christians. The Justice Department intervened on behalf of Temple Baptist Church on Tuesday, filing a statement of interest in a lawsuit against the city.

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Kevin Schaal

Kevin Schaal is the senior pastor of Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, and serves as president of Foundations Baptist Fellowship International.

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